RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Marinus II

932 - 946

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Pope Marinus II (died May 946) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 30 October 942 to his death. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Marinus II has received more than 126,256 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2019). Pope Marinus II is the 347th most popular religious figure (up from 354th in 2019), the 393rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 426th in 2019) and the 158th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Marinus II is most famous for being the pope who excommunicated Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV for his refusal to abide by the Church's decision to crown Holy Roman Emperor Henry III as king of Italy.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Marinus II ranks 347 out of 3,187Before him are Pope John I, Ali al-Ridha, Talhah, Pope Stephen I, Hosea, and Pope Liberius. After him are Pope John II, Pope Benedict VII, Guru Nanak, Pope John XI, Pope Benedict IX, and Pope Silverius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 932, Pope Marinus II ranks 1After him are Miskawayh, Sancho I of León, Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia, Adalbert of Italy, At-Ta'i, Dong Yuan, Abu Sulayman Sijistani, and Abu Firas al-Hamdani. Among people deceased in 946, Pope Marinus II ranks 1After him are Edmund I, John of Rila, Eadgyth, Al-Qa'im, Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid, Abu Bakr bin Yahya al-Suli, and Ibrahim ibn Sinan.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Marinus II ranks 393 out of 5,161Before him are Nino Rota (1911), Camillo Golgi (1843), Pope John I (470), Pope Stephen I (200), Gianni Versace (1946), and Pope Liberius (310). After him are Pope John II (470), Pope Benedict VII (910), Annibale Carracci (1560), Luigi Cherubini (1760), Ancus Marcius (-675), and Pope John XI (910).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Marinus II ranks 158Before him are Vitus (290), Pope Sixtus III (390), Pope Leo IV (790), Pope John I (470), Pope Stephen I (200), and Pope Liberius (310). After him are Pope John II (470), Pope Benedict VII (910), Pope John XI (910), Pope Benedict IX (1012), Pope Silverius (490), and Pope Innocent IV (1195).